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Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of African American and/or black heritage. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, including architecture, art, business, dance, education, fashion, film, industry, journalism, law, literature, medicine, music, politics and government, publishing, religion, science and technology, social issues, sports, television, theater, and others

Includes bibliographical references

Allain, Stephanie -- Armah, Ayi Kwei -- Barlow, Roosevelt -- Berrysmith, Don R. -- Bibb, Eric -- Boyd, Gwendolyn E. -- Brower, William -- Brown, Byrd -- Carr, Leroy -- Carter, Martin -- Chase, Debra Martin -- Cullers, Vincent -- Danner, Margaret Esse -- Elba, Idris -- Franklin, Kirk -- Fuhr, Grant -- Gravely, Samuel L. Jr. -- Gray, F. Gary -- Halliburton, Warren J. -- Hamlin, Larry Leon -- Jacquet, Illinois -- Jones, James Earl -- Keflezighi, Meb -- Knox, Simmie -- L.L. Cool J -- Lipscomb, Mance -- Martin, Roland -- Martin, Ruby -- McFarland, Roland -- Mell, Patricia -- Moore, Barbara C. -- Murrell, Marilyn -- Obama, Barack -- Pinn, Vivian -- Quigless, Helen Gordon -- Reeves, Gregory -- Richards, Hilda -- Robinson, Smokey -- Roker, Al -- Scarlett, Millicent -- Shropshire, Thomas -- Sifford, Charlie -- Smith, Dr. Lonnie, -- Smith, Lonnie Liston -- Smith, Nate -- Spence, Joseph -- Stanford, Olivia -- Thomas, Franklin A. -- Thurston, Stephen John -- Trueheart, William -- Waddles, Charleszetta "Mother" -- Wallace, Joaquin -- Whitaker, Forest -- Wilson, Gerald --Worthy, James

ix, 266 p. : photos. ; 29 cm

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